Monday, July 4, 2011

Happy 4th of July

Happy Boomer Day Everyone. Actually it is the boomer part of the 4th I dislike the most, not to mention the 2nd , 3rd and 5th as the boomers continue to light up the night with color, sound and smoke. If you drive through Kearney tonight it will look like bombs have been going off it is so smoke covered. Not a good time for those war veterans with PTSD nor those with asthma. I keep waiting for a really good rain/wind storm to take out all the fireworks tents in the days leading up to the 4th. It would not break my heart to see those products drenched in water, but alas no such luck in past years or this one. I guess I am a 4th of July Scroogette.

It was good to see everyone. Sharon thanks for hosting. the house is always so welcoming and comfortable and the food everyone brought and that which Sharon prepared was wonderful as usual. Carol, Ben and Jerry better watch out. You could open your open shop. Homemade ice-cream between two sugar cookies with half dipped in chocolate. I think it would be a winner. That just came to me-----inspired. Honor you looked especially cute in that little hat of Dads. He would be pleased. July 11th wear the hat and have a beer or a scotch, or wait in true Francis tradition have both and then go toss some bird seed to the birds. Katie, Princess Eloise is a sweetie. I can see how Trent could fall in love with her. I suspect that every volunteer has one animal that really touches their heart in such a way that they fall in love with and need to save it and then they can move on and be content to just do the best they can to make life easier for the pets that will come and go in shelters. It is not an easy job to volunteer at a shelter it takes a strong and compassionate soul to do that work. I will be excited to see pictures of your new home as you start the renovation & move in process. It is nice to feel like you are "Home".
Well enjoy the day off everyone, stay cool and be safe if you are hitting the road, now that Kansas believes it is safer to drive faster. That's Kansas for you, everyone else believes that higher speeds kill, but Kansas says go for it----thinning the herd perhaps. You gotta love being on a highway with a semi flying down the road and 75-85 miles per hour, hopped up on caffeine and who knows what else while texting their ETA to someone. Ok that was a holiday buzz kill.
Happy Boomer Day one and all!

2 comments:

Honor Louise said...

The get together at Sharon's house was fun. It was nice to be with everybody. Congratulations Katie and Trent on your new home. It sounds like a good place to put down roots. I really enjoyed your choc chip cookie bars. Carol, the ice cream and sugar cookies hit the spot. I put strawberries, whipped cream and chocolate on my ice cream. The men did a great job of cooking the hot dogs and brats. They were so tasty. The salads were tasty too. Thanks to everyone who helped create an interesting, delicious meal. A special thanks to Sharon for hosting the party. Carol and Tom, thank you for letting Doug and I hitch a ride with you to the feast.

Our fourth of July has been quiet for the most part. So far we have not heard the boom of one fire cracker. Beth came by with Jacob and Mya this afternoon. We had fun playing with them. We are looking forward to greeting our new Kansas City grandson soon. We enjoyed seeing Isaiah yesterday. He seemed so grown up.

Hope all is well with everyone. Have a good week. Today seems like Sunday so I will be mixed up on days til next Sunday.

Happy Fourth of July.

Katie Cramer said...

I agree, you two! Last Sunday was fabulous. The food was amazing, and so was the company. Thank you to Sharon for hosting a lovely meal, and thanks to everyone for their tasty contributions to it. I loved all the salads (Honor, we had more of your bean salad on Monday -- mmmmm!), the layered bean dip, the amazing homemade icecream. I wish I could eat like that every weekend! I need to get everyone's recipes.

I also heard the good news that Hudson Alexander was born. Congratulations to Thomas and Jesse! I can't wait to meet your newest son.

This week has been busy for me -- first week of summer school down, three more to go. It's great though -- a wonderful class of undergraduates and graduates. Trent and I had nice evening on Thursday, listening to bluegrass music on campus with Eloise, after I got done with work. And we're still on for the house purchase later this week. Pretty soon (probably by mid-August), we'll have a guest room for anyone who wants to visit us in ta-town. :-)

Love to you all and stay cool in this crazy heat!